Annalena Baerbock said she had not expected ‘ordinary handshakes’ with former jihadist who toppled Bashar al-Assad Germany’s ...

International efforts are needed to bring members of deposed former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime to justice, ...

Germany’s foreign minister says sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called ...

BERLIN - Germany is leading European Union discussions on easing sanctions imposed on the Syrian government of toppled ...

In Damascus, French and German foreign ministers Jean-Noël Barrot and Annalena Baerbock called for a 'peaceful and rigorous' transition with de facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

in the highest-level visit by major Western powers since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month. One of their first stops was the notorious Sednaya prison ...

Annalena Baerbock, Germany's Foreign Minister ... Sanctions initially imposed during Bashar al-Assad's rule have not been lifted, and HTS retains its designation as a terrorist group.

United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for Syria after the fall of ...

The ancient city, an early stronghold of opposition to Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive regime ... like the Druse remain skeptical. Refugees in Germany: The more than one million Syrians who ...

European countries rapidly froze asylum claims after Assad's fall but Syrian refugees may have reason not to rush home ...